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The healthcare division of Nagase & Co. Ltd. has developed
and launched a “surgical drug crisis management system” that
enables the management of data on drug ampoules used at hospitals
and other medical institutions.
The system comprises an automated labeling system, manual
labeler, and registration computer system installed in the
pre-op room, and a label scanning system installed in the
operating theater. With the system, the automated labeling
system is used to attach labels to ampoules received within
the hospital. The barcode labels are then scanned and the
drug data registered in the computer system. Before the ampoule
is used to treat the patient in the operating theater, the
barcode label is scanned again to reconfirm the drug data
registered in the computer system. The system therefore assists
in the prevention of medical errors.
Until now, it has been difficult to attach labels to ampoules
containing anesthetics and other surgical preparations, as
the smallest ampoules are no bigger than a little finger.
As a result, many medical institutions rely on manual operations
for ampoule data management, with physicians having to visually
reconfirm the drug name written on the ampoule a number of
times before treating a patient. Ampoules are delivered in
lots of 10–15 from pharmaceutical companies, but are
then divided into single ampoules for storage within the
hospitals. As the ampoules are
not labeled with barcodes, in-hospital management relies
on manual procedures by nurses, including counting the number
of ampoules before and after usage. This can cause various
problems, including mismatching inventory numbers and inaccurate
patient invoices.
In collaboration with Sefa Technology Inc., Nagase has developed
a device that automatically attaches barcodes to ampoules
and built a system to support in-hospital management of ampoule
data. Using this system, barcode labels can be attached to
each individual ampoule, thereby enabling management of individual
ampoule drug data on the hospital’s host computer.
Medical institutions can therefore manage inventory data,
drug data, and drug history in single ampoule units on the
computer system. The system also allows easy management of
inventory data and
can be used in place of the manual procedures used by physicians
and nurses to reconfirm drug data prior to administration.
Our healthcare division has developed a track record in the
supply of healthcare systems—for such applications
as infectious disease control and medical error prevention —to
hospitals and other medical institutions across Japan. By
linking the new surgical drug crisis management system with
our medical error prevention system, physicians can compare
ordering and ampoule data, which should contribute to the
more accurate prevention of medical errors.
We are targeting use of this system by 10 medical institutions
in fiscal 2003 and 30 medical institutions in fiscal 2004.
System overview
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System components:
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Automated lab eling system, manual labeler, registration
computer, label scanning system
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Automated labeling capacity:
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600 ampoules/hour
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Sales targets:
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Public hospitals nationwide, university hospitals,
various medical facilities
medical facilities
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Sefa Technology Inc.
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Address:
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1-12-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata City, Osaka
573 -1191
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President:
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Yoshinori Taniguchi
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Sales:
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Approximately ¥2.4 billion (fiscal 2002)
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Business description:
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Design and production of various equipment for the
semiconductor and liquid crystal industries (including
washing,
transport, ransfer, testing, and measuring equipment)
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For further information, please contact:
Yuji Saito or Hideki Hayashi, Medical Care Products, Healthcare
Division
Tel: 03-3665-3372
(Source: Nagase & Co. Ltd)
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